Electric-cord retainer



G. POTSTADA.

ELECTRIC CORD RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31. 1920.

Patented June 6, 1922.

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GEORGE POTSTAIDA, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. V

ELECTRIC-CORD RETAINER.

Specification of Letters ratent. Patented June 6, 1922 Application filed March 31, 1920. Serial No. 870,817.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE Pors'raoa, a citizen of the United States, {residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda, State of California have invented a new and useful Electrio- (lord Retainer, of which the following is a specification in such full and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a retainer for the electric cord of a lamp or other electrical Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a heater havthis cord retainer applied thereto.

ingr ig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a lamp base having this cord retainer applied thereto, and p Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the 'center of the retainer shown in Fig. 1.

The retainer comprises a tube 1 which is connected to the heater stand 2 by means of the detachable clamp 3. At the end of the tube there is a bell shaped cover 4, which is secured to, said tube and slidable on the tube is a similarly shaped bell 5. The bell 5 has two hooks 6 and 7 to enable the user to pull it away from the bell 4,-pin 8 and spring- 9 within the tube I serve to .hold the bells-4 and 5 normally in contact with each other.

The bell 5 will have-an opening therein for the cord 10 to pass through and the bell 5 also has a notch 11 out inits edge'for the cord to pass through when the two bells are in contact witheach other. 5.

In the form of the invention shown in Figof my invention; I I

An electric cord receptacle comprising a ure 2, the numeral 20represents a table or other structure to which the lamp base 21 is secured by means of. the spring 22. The lamp base has a tube 23 rigidly connected thereto, within which tube there is a spring- 24. The spring 24 is connected to the base connected to the lamp'socket 26. This tube is also connected to the hood 27, which gives the appearance of forming the lamp base, wheireas it really forms a receptacle for the cor The lamp cord 28 extends from. the lamp socket through slots in the tubes 23 and 25,

{which permit a certain movement of the base hood 27 with respect to the base 21. Normally the spring 24 pulls the hood 27 snugly against the base 21, but when the cord is to be wound on the tube 23, or unwound therefrom, the hood 27 is pulled away from the base 21, slrifhtly. In order to provide a re silient su from injuring polished woodwork when secured thereto, a rubber ring 30 is inserted in the base entirely arpund the same and -a spring ring 31 with sharp points 32 along ace for the base to prevent it 70 21 and at the other end to the tube 25; The

tube 25 slides within the .tube 23, and is" its lengthand having sharp points 33 and 34;

at its ends are used to secure the rubber rir% in place.

hat I claim is as follows, but 'VSLIIOIIS modifications may be made in 'the'construc- Y tion shown in the drawings and above particularly described form, wltlllll the purv ew" base, a cIan'ipffor securing the base toany suitable-object,atubulardpost carried by the I 8511. a cover connected with said spring, said base, a sprlnglwithin sai tubular post, and

coverbeing adapted to conceal an electric cord when wound upon the tubular member:

under the cover.

In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand this '27 day of Feb., A. D."19,20.

. .GEORGE-POTSTADA. 

